Koi party

Water Street Oyster Bar, 7500 Broadway, is having its second annual reception to benefit the Japanese Tea Garden at Brackenridge Park from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 16.

The event is part of the restaurant’s ongoing efforts to raise fund to replenish the koi population in the garden’s ponds.

Admission costs $25, which is a tax-deductible contribution. A seafood buffet and cash bar will be included, which patrons can enjoy while Lila Cockrell, president of the San Antonio Parks Foundation, and Bonnie Conner, chairman of Friends of the Park, offer updates on the park’s restoration.